Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-22

their proud success, are more thousand
fold than Mr.. Davis was or is, and
whenever the idiosyneracies Of Mr.. Davis
orhis weaknesses conflict with the inter-
ests barefooted boys of twenty years ago,
twill say 50 unhesitatingly and without
caring a iot for the sneers or abuse of
persons who were safe in their cradles OF
in official bomb-proofs when the fight for
confederacy was made and lost
The cause of the ex-confederates to-
day is the cause Of the United States.
The United States is their country.
They have no other, and want no other.
London Letter to the New York
World saw Senator Spooner, of Wis
at Dublin the other day, where he had
come for flying visit The senator is
brown, hearty and vigorous. He came
over to Dublin for the porpose of just
glancing at Ireland. He had left his
his wife in Liverpool. She was worn
out with their prolonged journey
through Europe and was resting there
while waiting for the steamer The
senator, with his family, has been in
Europe for nearly five months. twas
his first visit. He has visited all of the
principle countries on the continent,
and is goiog home thoroughly worn out
with sightseeing. He told me in Dublin
that he should never want to see another
Madonna, another old church or castle
as long as he lived. In his Dublin visit
he had with him one of his boys, lad
in the neighborhood of twelve years of.
age. The boy VS. Vs. one OF the msst
fervent patriots | have eyreseen. He had
been all through Europe and had found
nothing that he though worth being
compared for one moment with living in
the United States. | notice that this
is one Of the delightful peculiarities of
the American small boys who come
over 10 Eur ope. They have an in
exhaustable fountain of patriotism, and
never for one moment lower the flag
of their county before that of any other
Senator Spooner has enjoyed his trip
very much, and says he is going home
much better American than ever be-
fore.
This is the explanation given of the
collapse of Gov. Hills boom for the pre-
sidency, lie was urged as the repre-
sentative of the old-fashioned Demo
cratic spirit and the spols system.
But when the evidence appeared that
Mr.. Cleveland had made n clean sweep
and had distributed as much SPOTS as
any Democrat president could have
done, tho ground was cut from under
Gov. Hill as a better Democrat.
There appeared to be some disagree
ment between Nina Van Zandt and her
proxy husband, August Spies, last week.
As he could not be justly accused of
staying out late nights, being late to his
meals or gadding about with other wo,
men it is fair to presume that the fault
was on her side.
John A. Logan, Jr., has been elected
10 succeed to his fathers membership
in theSociety Of the Army Of the Tenn
essee at the Discriminating. Mrs. Lo-
gan was present and Gen. sherman pre-
sided Col. Jacobson, Of Chicago,
made the annual Grafton.
William Walter Phelps believes that
ii the Republican National Convention
were held tomorrow Mr. Blaine would
get the nomination by reclamation
Congressman Bayne Of Pennsy lyania
thinks it Will be the old fight ever
again Blaine andCleveland.
The Army Of the Tennessee held a
reunion last week at Detroit The next
reunion will be held at Toledo, Sspt. Is
and 16, 1855. The society will cooper
ate with the G. A. r. in erecting stat
ne Ot Ven. logan AZ washington
While workmen were removing dirt
from village lot a: De SOTO, they
opened mound that contained niue
skeletons,
Joseph Haser, ex-Inayor Of Galcna.
III end . veteran of the Mexican war;
died at his home in Galena last We'd
ncsdaY.
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The Department of State declines to
ask for McGarigle's extradition'
All the State fair officers were reflect
ed.
The nnlignffnl Iinnid Laxative.